AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, SECOND TEST, DAY ONE
SCORE: Australia 3-330
SUMMARY: Centuries to Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head have put Australia in management towards depleted West Indies. The early lack of David Warner (21) and fast dismissals of Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith gave West Indies some hope however the vacationer’s bowling assault had no solutions as Labuschagne (120no) solid a 199-run partnership with Head (114no).
MAN OF THE MOMENT: Labuschagne is the peerless favorite to be named man of the sequence, which is barely previous the midway mark. He has scored a complete of 428 runs towards West Indies in three innings up to now and has been dismissed solely as soon as.
KEY MOMENT: The lack of substitute fast Marquino Mindley damage West Indies, who had been already down on troops. The vacationers would have been counting on the contemporary man to assist bolster their assault, which was bullied by the Aussies within the first Test in Perth, however they misplaced him to a hamstring criticism after solely two overs and had to return to the drafting board.
STAT OF THE DAY: Khawaja (62) surpassed 1000 Test runs for 2022, greater than he has scored in any earlier 12 months of his profession. The Australian opener is the third man to succeed in the milestone this 12 months – after Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow – however has completed it in fewer innings than the English pair. It is tough to imagine Khawaja was not even within the Test facet this time final 12 months.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Rubbish bowling”. Channel 7’s Ricky Ponting lambasted West Indies for letting Australia off the hook after the quickfire dismissals of Khawaja and Smith. The vacationers’ two spinners Kraigg Brathwaite and Roston Chase took cost of the final six overs earlier than the tea break however forfeited all momentum by conceding 39 runs. Labuschagne and Head didn’t make issues any simpler from there.
